2,4-Oxazolidinedione Explained

2,4-Oxazolidinedione is an organic compound with the formula HN(CO)₂OCH₂. It is a white solid. It is the parent structure for a variety anticonvulsant drugs. The parent compound itself is obtained by treating chloroacetamide with bicarbonate.^[1]

See also

• Glycine N-carboxyanhydride (2,5-oxazolidinedione), the isomeric ring

Notes and References

1. 10.1016/S0040-4020(98)01025-4. Tetraethylammonium hydrogen carbonate in organic synthesis: Synthesis of oxazolidine-2,4-diones . 1999 . Cesa . Stefania . Mucciante . Vittoria . Rossi . Leucio . Tetrahedron . 55 . 193–200 .